Blog Archive for the ‘Roomzzz’ Category

If you’re looking to be pushed out of your comfort zone, this Japanese offers a unique dining experience if you’re new to the cuisine. In Sapporo Teppanyaki guests are led to their own or shared Teppanyaki table where the dishes are cooked in front of your very eyes by the restaurants array of skilled chefs. All the food is fresh and the seafood in particular is a delight; however there are ranging chicken and meat dishes to cater to those still cautious when it comes to experimenting. We recommend you push the boat out and also try a Japanese whiskey from behind the bar, as a perfect wind down over some conversation over your meal.

Choices

Tucked away in Castlefield, Choices was voted one of the top ten riverside restaurants by the Sunday Times. If you like honest British food cooked to perfection then this is the place to head, thanks to a frequently changing menu which utilises good seasonal produce. The cottage pie is particularly popular amongst diners with daily fish specials also proving well-liked. The décor is clean, stylish and the walk in wine fridge adds an interesting dimension to an establishment already brimming with character.

Drinks

Epernay Champagne and Cocktail bar

Epernay is a glamorous and elegant bar for those looking to avoid some of Manchester’s more student orientated drinking scenes. Epernay presents an impressive range of drinks, boasting more than 100 champagnes which offers one of the most extensive selections in the country. Don’t fret if you’re more of a mixer or have a different tipple, the bartenders supply an excellent range of cocktails and spirits which can be enjoyed in a really laid back and friendly atmosphere. Prices aren’t cheap, however Espernay is a must visit if you prefer a classy establishment to enjoy sociably with friends.

The Alchemist

The Alchemist is widely known as one of the best bars in Manchester by locals and it’s not hard to see why. Always popular, and often crawling with patrons due to its city centre location, the bar mixed a great ambiance with a stylish food and drinks menu. Each cocktail is carefully hand crafted by the highly knowledgeable ‘alchemists’ who use the highest quality ingredients available to create some completely unusual concoctions. The drinks are as much about theatre as they are sustenance with nostalgia inspired bottles, lavender foam, dry ice and Bunsen burners all used to create truly unique drinks. Don’t fret if a fashionable cocktail doesn’t take your fancy, The Alchemist also offers lager on tap.

Entertainment

The Comedy Store

If you’re staying in Manchester, a must see is the world famous Comedy Store. With tickets from as little as £10 and fantastic acts every night of the week, the Comedy Store is a true mecca for comedy enthusiasts. Some of the biggest names in world stand-up have graced the Comedy Store stages of London and Manchester including, Eddie Izzard, Mike Myers and Lee Evans and many familiar faces do unexpectedly ‘drop in’ to try out material.

Mint Lounge

Mint Lounge is a popular attraction for locals, least of all because it is home to Manchester’s longest running club night in Funkademia. Every Saturday night, Funkademia plays what it describe as ‘a chronological history of soul’ to a regularly full house. It plays the best soul, funk and smooth R&B music in the city but also holds other music events throughout the week if your taste is better suited to dubstep or house. You may need to book tickets in advance for some of the more popular events.

If you’re planning a night in Manchester, make sure you check out our website for a luxurious end to your evening.

Lets face it…We can hardly shrug our shoulders and say that Winter has been mild… Minus temperatures and icy blasts. We’ll be glad to welcome Spring (prompt to Spring to arrive please!!)

The good news is that Roomzzz guests have been staying snug in our luxury Aparthotels in Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle all Winter with record figures showing that more and more guests are moving in and staying in – choosing to cook rather than to go out! Home from home living we say!

Our guests are relishing the fact that our Spring into Roomzzz.co.uk promotion is perfectly timed to be handy for Easter… Imagine that perfect Easter break in luxury and style… Who could want anything else!

Prices – let us talk prices… If you book online here – you could be seeing a 20% off the best available rate – which means prices start from £47.50 for Leeds, Manchester from £79.50 and Newcastle from £69.50. Can’t say fairer than that for a perfect Easter, can you?

Spring is in the air and we’re feeling a golden glow of happiness! So much so we’ve decided when we reach our 1001th LIKE we’ll be picking a name at random and giving them a slice of Gold! Well…It’s our highly sought after Gold Royalty Club card…But hey – Gold is Gold!

Our Gold card is awarded to our guests who have booked 25 room nights with us…The perks of being a Gold card holder is that we give you an amazing 15% discount on our Best Available Rate. Another massive bonus is that you will be a member of our Royalty Club and be treated to all sorts of Royal family fabulousness on a regular basis!

So the message is…If you haven’t already LIKED us on Facebook get busy! Always nice to know you have that Gold card in your purse or wallet when you fancy a treat!

Springtime shopping… It is indeed a fabulous thing… Especially on a day like today – those warm rays of sun just want to make you go running to your wardrobe and lock all signs of Winter away for another year!

We’re just about to launch our Springtime promotion on the 4th of March – which means you get an additional 20% off the Best Available Rate. Full details are here! But this means super affordable hotel style accommodation for less in 3 of the North’s greatest Cities!

We reckon that we’ve timed our promotion perfectly to assist wardrobe spring clean and we’ve purposefully positioned each of our luxury locations so they are super close to MAJOR shopping! What more could you wish for!

Book Roomzzz Leeds City from £63.50 and shop at Trinity Leeds! Major new and super exciting shopping and cultural development arriving MARCH 2013…We can’t wait!! Read all about it here

Book Roomzzz Leeds City West from £47.50 and shop at Trinity Leeds! Major new and super exciting shopping and cultural development arriving MARCH 2013…We can’t wait!! Read all about it here

Book Roomzzz Manchester from £79.50 and enjoy Selfridges, Harvey Nics, Spinningfields and the mighty Arndale

Book Roomzzz Newcastle from £69.50 and splash out in the Metro Centre – all those shops!!!

Extra GREAT news is that Royalty Club card holders get a VIP early treat this weekend – to get their pick of the best dates over this weekend before our Spring promotion officially starts on the 4th March! Check out the Royalty Club for the latest scoop.

Recommended by a friend this was a good call and a nice change from our normal hotel. Parking is very easy with the clean (not like an NCP) and well lit Q Piazza at the back. Ask for a parking voucher at the hotel, it reduced my ticket to £12.50 (3pm-8am).

We had Room 503, a suite – not in the traditional sense, but a large room anyway. Well furnished, very clean and with great facilities. The bathroom is also large, with a big rainshower.

Being an old building it is quite stuffy, and the aircon was needed. Our room was attic style and had large skylights with electric blinds. There were smaller skylights below which did open, but had no window stays to keep them open, a shame as we like fresh air in the room.

We didn’t use it, but there was a good selection of food and drink in The Pantry area at reception.

The Grab and Go breakfast was just right with juice, coffee/tea, pastries and fruit. The staff were friendly and helpful, thank you.

Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple

“Excellent option in Central Manchester”

Reviewed 4 October by Peedlewif from Orkney

This is good value apartment style accommodation with a continental breakfast thrown in. Good basic kitchen facility, huge bed, widecreen TV which is also a computer with internet access – we stayed one night but i think it would be a great option for business travellers who don’t want to eat out every night or drink alone in a bar. Very stylish, lovely reception staff, very quiet, would use again.

Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple

“Roomzzz Manchester”

Reviewed 7 October 2011 by AndyH from Bournemouth

Stayed here for two nights in early October 2011. Excellent location in city centre with a short walk to the nearest tram station. Hotel is opposite chinatown which is good for a visit or a meal. Nice greeting at reception, very friendly and helpful as first visit to Manchester. Rooms are superb with kitchenette, plenty of space, large bathroom / shower area which was excellent. As it’s in the city centre it can be noisy at night depending on what part of the hotel you’re in but you have to expect this due to the location. No on street parking but large car park right next to hotel although could be viewed as expensive but is discounted for hotel residents.

Couldn’t find too much to fault if you want a central location, good value for money and helpful staff. Free grab and go breakfast too which was good. Would definitely stay in this in another Roomzzz again.

Thank you for coming to view the clues to our treasure hunt… we hope you’ll take part, it’s very simple to do so and you can win a FREE night on us in Roomzzz Manchester City!

This week’s treasure hunt is a collection of letters…that forms a short sentence.

The winning answer will be the number of letters that the answer is made up of and multiplied by the number of times Roomzzz is mentioned in Thursday’s blog. Spaces are not included… Just count the letters!

The Clues are spread over the blog from the last week so count carefully and make up the winning sentence. Then multiply the number of times Roomzzz is mentioned on Thursday and you’ll have the winning number!

15th Clue. In the 1st paragraph, the 2nd sentence – the 1st letter of the 6th word.

16th Clue. The 1st letter of the title.

17th Clue. The last sentence – 4th word – the last letter.

18th Clue. The last sentence – 11th word – 3rd letter

To take part all you have to do is post your answer onto our Facebook page for either Leeds or Manchester – you must say you are a Roomzzz Treasure Hunter for your answer to be considered… The lucky winner will be drawn at random and will be announced at 3pm on Friday and will receive a night on us in Manchester. *

*not in conjunction with any other offer, subject to availability, must be booked within 7 days.

Yesterday we launched our new style Friday Favourites in the form of a treasure hunt – see the previous blog for more information and the full list of clues…The person who gets the correct answer and posts it onto our Facebook pages wins a free night in our Roomzzz Leeds City West hotel!

Soooo what can you expect if you win?

109 superb apartments individually designed to provide you with everything you need to relax, in complete comfort. Go for one of our Smart studios, or choose a more spacious Grande studio. Whichever you choose, we’re sure you’ll feel right at home.

Elland Road Stadium, Leeds Bradford International Airport, M1 and M62 are all within easy reach, and the vibrant city centre is only 15 minutes walk away. There’s a plethora of things to do and see during your stay here. It’s also the ideal place to stay if you need to be close to Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), Leeds University, Leeds Met and Parklane College.

A Pantry full of living essentials like toiletries, milk and ready meals is available in Reception. Whatever you do, the convenience doesn’t just stop there.

Other key features include:-

- Free wi-fi broadband internet

- Free local and national calls

- Free Grab & Go breakfast

- 24-hour concierge

- Housekeeping

- Fully fitted kitchen

- Pay and display car park adjacent

But don’t just take our word for it! JohnG from Bournemouth left us this review on Trip Advisor:

“I started my stay in July but am still staying at Roomzzz City West. I would be happy to recommend Roomzzz to anyone. I have found them very accommodating and the staff extremely polite and friendly. It makes a refreshing change to some of the impersonal hotels that I have stayed at where I have just felt like a number. It is far more a home from home and has all the domestic appliances that most people would have at home.

Roomzzz ApartHotels in Leeds, ApartHotels in Manchester and ApartHotels in Newcastle

What makes Roomzzz Serviced Apartments different from existing Boutique Hotels and Apartments in Leeds?

Below we have listed some of the benefits of Roomzzz Aparthotel compared to existing corporate accommodation, short term stay, long term stay and serviced apartments in Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle.

Serviced Apartments.

If you think you know all about serviced apartments or serviced flats, think again! Roomzzz is a new take on a classic idea. Our recipe for bringing luxury serviced accommodation to Leeds and Manchester is to provide luxury serviced apartments with a fully functioning kitchen, work desk, living area, broadband internet, plasma television and in some cases Apple Mac computers, free Grab & Go breakfasts and a Pantry in reception. Mix in concierge and free local and national calls and the result is a happy combination of a 4 star aparthotel.

What is an Apartment Hotel?

An Aparthotel (also known as an Apart Hotel), is a new concept in serviced accommodation and combines all the best features of a boutique hotel with all the best things about serviced apartments.

Key Worker Accommodation, Flats and Housing.

There are occasions when hospitals, local government agencies and universities require key workers. These workers tend to be on short to medium term contracts, which can be anything between 3 weeks and a year. Where do these people live? This can be a big problem for employers. How can employers find suitable key worker housing and key worker flats which will entice staff to live in Leeds or Manchester rather than London? The answer is Roomzzz Aparthotel. Key worker living has never been so good! With a simple, straightforward pricing structure, Roomzzz provides three aparthotel in Leeds and one in Manchester. Stay from 1 night to 1 year and enjoy our alternative option to standard serviced apartments.

Corporate Lets.

If you have ever had to spend a few nights, or even a few weeks living out of a suitcase because your job demands it, then you will know what a lonely and uncomfortable life it can be! Many hotels simply aren't equipped to accommodate business people for more than a couple of nights. When you stay away from home on business, and require corporate accommodation in Leeds or Manchester, where can you go? Somewhere with the comforts of home would be ideal but corporate flats and corporate housing tend to be let on a minimum of 3 months or 6 month period. If you require corporate accommodation for 4 weeks where can you stay and be comfortable? The answer is simple – Roomzzz Aparthotel. Have your own apartment, your luxury home away from home. Stay at Roomzzz for all the comforts of home with a luxury twist.

Short Term Lets.

There are times when work or personal circumstances can take you away from home. Short term lets are notoriously difficult to find anywhere in the UK, but this is particularly the case in popular cities such as London, Manchester and Leeds. Even if you use the Internet to search for short term accommodation in Leeds or Manchester there will be many that advertise as short term apartments, but in actual fact when you get down to the detail, the letting agents actually consider a short term let to be 6 months. What if you require short term accommodation in Leeds or Manchester but don't want it to cost the Earth? The answer is Roomzzz. Lets face it most of us live in the 4 star lifestyle at home. Why should it be any different when you are away from home, especially if you are looking for an apartment for 3 months. Roomzzz offers luxury 4 star apartments with the convenience and service typical of a hotel.